Matrons Embrace Lengthened Hems and Spring Suits
Fashion notes celebrate longer hems for mature women with vivid spring ensembles. Trains return in gowns from Vionnet to velvet, with beige jackets and old lace accents. Modern woolens, tweeds, silks, and rayon touches push a matronly, refined silhouette.
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Sweet Sixteen
Stylus
Madame
Mademoise
Jace
Yesteryears
A. Riny
Folia Boteromley
Western Newspaper Union
Elephants in the Zoo Explain Heat and Bathing Needs
A zoo tale features Mr and Mrs Elephant explaining why baths and oiling help protect their skin in ironized heat. Miss Elephant asks why outside their real homes they would not require such care, while the keeper provides daily maintenance and summer baths.
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Mr Elephant
Miss Eleplainet
Elephant
Ute Zoo
Miss Elephant
Mrs. Elephant
Mr. Elephant
Mrs Elephant
Louise’s Father Name Prompted by Inquiry at Station
A fragment describes Father Little Louise being brought to the police station after a street incident. Officers pursued the name of her father and asked what her mother calls him. Louise replied simply that her mother never calls him by a name.
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Louise
Jean
Nate
Old Doctor's Idea Is Big Help To Elderly People
In 1885 Dr Caldwell developed a gentle effective laxative called Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin praised for relieving biliousness headaches coated tongue and low energy without causing griping or habit formation. It became the world's most popular laxative and is sold in drugstores.
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Caldwell
Russian cobbler turned surgeon known as The Slasher
Ivan Kolesnikov posed as Doctor Nelski and led 600 major operations at Kiev hospitals. He was sentenced to six years after confessing his real trade as a shoemaker. Hospital officials praised his efficiency while prosecutors probe bribes and misconduct among staff.
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Ukraine
Doctor Nefski
Kiev
Doctor Nelski
Ivan Kolesnikov
Origin of Uncle Sam Concept Traced to 1812 War
The creator remains unknown and the character first appeared in 1812 era publications amid antiwar papers. Uncle Sam is portrayed as a Yankee leader with beard hat and period clothing. The earliest use linked to government wagons appeared in the Troy Post on September 7 1813. No evidence ties the nickname to Samuel Wilson or a government inspector.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Post
Fod
Httle
Uncle Sam” Wilson
Denver Boy Is A Winner Health Advice Ad Card
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a childhood cure for constipation and related ailments. It touts long use by physicians, cites a Denver mother testimonial, and urges readers to look for the California label to avoid inferior imitators. It closes with a mocked political quip about wasted money.
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California
G Wilcox
Wolff
Denver
Colorado
Jackie
Chlorinated Air Used To Prevent Colds At Missouri
Missouri University chemistry division reports using chlorinated air as a preventive measure against colds and lung troubles. Small chlorine amounts are mixed with room air and pumped through ventilators to purify incoming air. The system aims to keep air clean and is adjustable as needed, with early notices of reduced illness among students.
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Chemistry
University of Missouri
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Nancy
Farm Journal
Federal Forestry Service
BiFrecker
Denver Boy
Sorghum
Wee Bey
Leon
St. Stanhattan
Bamma
W. Nlu
Salt Lake City
Conoco
Wells
Southcombe
Continental OF Company
North America
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